All AboutDifferentiating

Complexity And Skill

Differentiate by adjusting a task's complexity to match a student's skill.

Depth and Complexity Icons

These eleven thinking tools will give your students practical ways to think more deeply about a topic.

Differentiate With Classics

Here's a quick way to differentiate for gifted learners, swap out that boring story for a classic. Here are lots of free resources for finding and using classics online.

Expert Thinking

How to use "Think Like A…" to differentiate for gifted students.

Inductive Learning

Rather than making them passive listeners, how do we set the stage so students actively uncover information?

Language Arts

Information about how to differentiate within language arts.

Math

How you can differentiate math lessons to reach your gifted learners.

What Do I Do With My Fast Finishers?

Wondering what to do with your early finishers? This is the wrong question!

The Shocking Number of Above-Level Students Out There

In a climate where we focus on who’s below-level, how many students are already ready for next year (and beyond)? Research from Johns Hopkins sheds light on the shocking number of above-level kids out there.

Standards Are The Minimum, Not The Maximum

One of the most significant barriers to differentiating for gifted learners is a misunderstanding of the purpose of grade-level standards. People see grade-level standards as a maximum. The truth is the complete opposite.